Here is the latest update from Intute http://www.intute.ac.uk
As the 5th Anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches.
Intute has highlighted some key academic sites for studying this tragic
event.
See the full entry on our blog at:
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/blog/
New this week.on the same theme.
September 11 five years on BBC Special report
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/in_depth/americas/2006/11_september_five_years_on/default.stm&handle=20
060905-080245>
This site provides free access to a collection of news stories and
reporters published by the BBC to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the
september 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the World Trade centre.
They include analysis of the impact of the attacks on American life and
international security. Also included are materials that give statistics
on and eye witness accounts of the original events.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/americas/2006/11_september_five_year
s_on/def
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/in_depth/americas/2006/11_september_five_years_on/default.stm&handle=20
060905-080245>
Remembering September 11: Washington Post
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com/wp-dyn/content/nation/special/6/index.html&handle=20060905-081232>
This site provides free access to a special collection of articles
published by thwe Washington Post to commemorate the 5th anniversary of
the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. They include discussion of the
impact of the events upon American society, foreign policy and
international security. Also accessible are archived news reports and
graphics of the 2001 events, plus coverage of Al-Qaeda and the war
against terrorism.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/nation/special/6/index.html
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com/wp-dyn/content/nation/special/6/index.html&handle=20060905-081232>
eptember 11 remembered in cartoons
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s/9-11Anniversary2003/&handle=20060904-103633>
This site is forms part of Daryl Cagle's professional Cartoonist Index.
It provides free access to a collection of cartoons commemorating the
memory of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the World
Trade centre. Many were originally reproduced in American national and
regional newspapers. Most date from 2001-2003. copyright information is
displayed on the website.
http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/9-11Anniversary2003/
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s/9-11Anniversary2003/&handle=20060904-103633>
What if 9/11 never happened?
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ws/features/19147/&handle=20060904-112439>
This site provides free access to a collection of articles published by
the New York magazine to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the World Trade center.
They discuss the impact of 9/11 upon world security and foreign policy.
There are links to earlier articles from the new York magazine which
include interviews with survivors.
http://newyorkmetro.com/news/features/19147/
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ws/features/19147/&handle=20060904-112439>
War of ideas: 9/11 five years on
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imedia/pmg/&handle=20060904-105015>
This site provides free access to a multimedia site hosted by the Sydney
Morning Herald which provides free access to a collection of
documentaries and interviews led by Paul McGeough which discuss the
impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks upon international
security, foreign policy and attitudes across the world. There are
specific sections focusing upon the impact in Afghanistan, Iran,
Lebanon, Iraq and the USA. Timelines of key events in these regions are
provided. It offers a useful Australian perspective on events.
http://www.smh.com.au/multimedia/pmg/
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imedia/pmg/&handle=20060904-105015>
Also added this week
Lafayette Collection, 1520 - 1849
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.edu/FRENCHREV/Lafayette/exhibit/&handle=20060905-082736>
This site is maintained by the manuscripts Division of Cornell
University Library. It provides information about the Lafayette
Collection. This comprises over 10,000 items concerning the life and
career of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de
Lafayette (1757-1834), best known for his role in the American and
French Revolutions. The collection includes manuscripts, correspondence
and documents, graphics, broadsides, and printed books, as well as
microforms, artifacts and memorabilia. A small percentage of these
materials have been digitised and can be viewed online. This includes
copies of key manusacripts and letters relating to French politics
1800-1834 and the French revolution 1789-1799. The site also includes a
guide to the collection and life and political career of Lafayette.
Copyright information is supplied on the website.
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/FRENCHREV/Lafayette/exhibit/
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.edu/FRENCHREV/Lafayette/exhibit/&handle=20060905-082736>
CEMI Monitoring Centre Montenegro
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ish/vijesti/index.php&handle=20060904-113116>
The CEMI Monitoring Centre Montenegro was established in 2000 to oversee
the implementation of democracy and the rule of law in Montenegro. Its
duties include election observation missions.The English language
website provides information on the role of the institution and its
work. It includes press releases, annual reports and papers. These
include a database of political parties, information on political
funding, full text electoral laws and information about local,
parliamentary and presidential elections from the late 1990s onwards.
http://www.cemi.cg.yu/english/vijesti/index.php
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ish/vijesti/index.php&handle=20060904-113116>
Beirut: Indymedia resources
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g/&handle=20060822-102310>
This site is maintained by Indymedia, a network of independent and
alternative media activists and organisations, who offer grassroots,
non-commercial coverage of issues. This section of the site contains
materials relating to the 2006 security crisis involving Lebanon and
Israel. It includes news stories and analysis, much of this is from an
Arab perspective and critical of israel. Also provided are details of
protests against israel.
http://beirut.indymedia.org/
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g/&handle=20060822-102310>
AfriMAP: the Africa governance monitoring and advocacy project
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ndle=20060904-160537>
AfriMAP: the Africa governance monitoring and advocacy project is
organised by the Soros Foundation. It aims to conduct systematic audits
of African government performance in three areas: the justice sector and
the rule of law; political participation and democracy; and effective
delivery of public services. The website provides information on the
aims of the project and its work. It offers free access to its reports
and an online library of publications from other human rights
organisations. These include discussion of accountability, human rights
abuses and political corruption in Africa. It is possible to search the
reports by individual nation or by topics . Topics include the conduct
of elections, the criminal justice system and policing, democracy,
political participation and the delivery of public services.
http://www.afrimap.org/
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ndle=20060904-160537>
Heather Dawson
Intute Government and Politics editor
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